Combination ladder and ironing-board.



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COMBINATION LADDER AND IRONING BOARD. APPLICATION FILED JULY 30, 1914.

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STANISLAW FEDORCIO, OF BLUE JAY, WEST VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ANASTAZY TY'IIANCHUK, OF BLUE JAY, WEST VIRGINIA.

COMBINATION LADDER AND IRONING-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

Applicationfiled July 30, 1914. Serial No. 8,5 1,131.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STANISLAW Fnnonoro, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Blue day, in the county of Raleigh and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Ladders and Ironing- Boards, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new. and useful improvements in combination ladder and ironing board.

The primary object ofthis invention is to provide a combined ladder and ironing board of such a construction the members may be readily shifted from one formation to the other while at the same time provid ing a serviceable device when positioned in either formation. I

A further object is to provide a ladder having shiftable rounds or steps for completely closing the spacings therebetween and also having foldable side rails.

A still further object of the device is to.

provide a ladder having foldable side rails and with locking means for securing the hinged portions of the rails either in their extended or their foldable positions.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views :Figure 1 is a front elevation partially brokenaway of the device assembled in its ladder formation.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof with the lower portion shown in central longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a front elevation partially broken away of the device in its ironing board formation. Fig. 1 is a central longi spective view of one ofthe steps of the ladder detached.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, the device'will first be described with respect to the ladder formation thereof. The oppositely positioned side rails of the ladder are each formed of a top and bottom section 10 and 11 respectively centrally hinged together as at 12, the sections 11 having their terminal ends extended and sharpened as at 13 forming a bottom engaging means for the ladder when positioned for use. The side rails are provided with inwardly opening grooves 14 slidably receiving therein the contracted ends 15 of the ladder rounds or steps 16, it being noted that the grooves 14 of the sections 10 and 11 are in proper alinement with each other when the said sections are in their opened positions in the ladder formation as illustrated in Fig.1. The step ends 15 are provided upon their front sides with sockets 17 adapted to receive the desired one of the spring pressed pins 18 carried by and projecting through the front sides of both side rails of the ladder and positioned in pairs directly opposite each other and equally spaced apart upon said rails. WVith this arrangement it will be seen that one of the steps 16 may be readily held in transverse position by any two of the oppositely positioned pins 18. When the side rails are extended in their open positions, the steps 16 maythus be arranged with equal spacing and thus form a continuous ladder as illustrated in Fig. 1. While so positioned, the

rail sections are prevented from moving upon the hinges 12 by means of a hinged plate 19 carried by the sections 10 and having central slots 20 for engaging a staple 21 carried by the sections 11 and adapted to be retained over said staple by means of pins 22. In this position of the device it will be seen that the ladder is of rigid formation, the siderails and the steps being retained relatively positioned by means of the pins 18 and socket 17.

When desired to employ the device as an ironing board, the pins 18 are released and all of the steps 16 are slidably moved downwardly to their positions between the lower rail sections 11 and in which positions it will be seen that the pins 18 of said lower sections will engage alternate ones of the steps 16 and retain the said steps in contact with each other thus forming an uninterrupted board as seen in Fig. 3. This position is maintained by means of a plate 23 pivotally mounted upon the sections 10 and having openings 24: therein adapted to receive a resilient latch 25 mounted upon the end portions of the rail sections 11. As illustrated in Fig. 3, the engagement of the latches 25 of the openings 24: of the plates 23 retains the sections 10 in their folded positions at the sides of the sections 11 which however are releasable by depressing the latch 25 and moving said sections 10 outwardly upon the hinged connections 12.

It will thus be seen a serviceable ironing board and ladder is provided in this unitary structure and that the members are readily shifted from one formation to the other.

While the forms of the invention herein shown and described are what are believed to be preferable embodiments thereof, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made in the form, proportion and details of construction without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

\Vhat I claim is 1. A device of the class described comprising upper and lower side rail sections centrally hinged together and provided with inwardly positioned opposite grooves when said sections are in their unfolded positions, steps slidably mounted within the grooves of said sections, and locking pins carried by said rail sections and engageable with said steps.

2. A device of the class described comprising side rails formed of upper and lower sections arranged in pairs and having inwardly opening side grooves spring pressed latches carried by said sections and normally projecting within the said grooves, a plurality of steps each having reduced ends slidably positioned within said grooves and provided with sockets adapted for seating said pins therein, hinged members between said upper and lower sections and the steps of all of said sections adapted for positioning between said lower sections and in contact with each other with the device in its folded position and retaining latch members carried by the free ends of said sections.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

STANISLAWV FEDORCIO.

Witnesses:

S. Z. Tonosiowioz, STEPHAN JEUsKI.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. U. 

